Episode 11: Sheldon Chun (Bosco Wong)“I am greedy, but I know where the line stands. I thought you would know too, of what should not exist. But it turns out you are greedier than me. I ran out of ideas of what to do. I know I can lose everything. But I really cannot control it, because you make the final decision.”

Episode 12: Tim Yau (Louis Cheung)“What do you think I am? One to fill your time?”

Episode 13: Ted Ku (6Wing)“I’m going to work to satisfy my sister. Why does mankind go to work? To make money, to make money for what? To satisfy their needs for enjoyment. I have money, I have enjoyment. So why do I need to go to work? Their logic is completely messed up!”

Episode 14: Carmen Cheng (Katy Kung)“Tim, help out a little. I helped you back in the day, you can help others today.”

Episode 15: Sheldon Chun (Bosco Wong)“The so-called truth can be fake. The most important thing is what you want others to know as the truth.”

Episode 06: Emma Yip (Moon Lau)“Don’t worry, it will be ok. Good people should not have troubles.”

Episode 07: Max Ku (Priscilla Wong)“You are not 6 feet tall, nor do you have a six-pack. But I do not know why I have always missed you. These past 15 years, I have wandered without you. It was only upon seeing you that I was able to have a good night of sleep. Sean Fung, you are not my medicine, you are my charger. Without you, I will not know what to do. From seeing you again, being able to sleep 20 hours while hugging you, I know I cannot run away anymore. I really want to marry you. Do you agree to wed me?”

Episode 08: Tim Yau (Louis Cheung)“It’s crazy! You accomplished the three C’s in men in less than an hour: Car, Cash, Credit Card. You cannot find that in ten lifetimes!”

Episode 09: Sheldon Chun (Bosco Wong)“Let me teach you something. To win against your opponent, you not only have to defeat him, but to kill him.”

Episode 10: Sean Fung (Edwin Siu)“A vacation it to restore youthful energy, so if you are missing the vacation, that is reasonable. But, every journey must have an ending because without an ending, there will not be a start for a new journey.”

Episode 01: Tim Yau (Louis Cheung)“Public Relations is one word: endurance. If reporters scold you, you need to hold it in. If your boss yells at you, you need to hold it in. If the client screams at you, you need to hold it in.”

Episode 02: Sheldon Chun (Bosco Wong)“I played and grew up with my older twin sister. She is not stupid. She has no brain. I am not smart, but I know what I want.”

Episode 03: Sean Fung (Edwin Siu)“The meaning behind ‘Forget’ is hoping you will regain the smile from before and live happily after.”

Episode 04: Tim Yau (Louis Cheung)“If I eat without choosing, then you are a monster!”

Episode 05: Sean Fung (Edwin Siu)“We broke up 15 years ago because we come from different worlds. But today, our identities have not changed. Who am I to deserve you?”

In Episode 149 of Dinner at Eight, Ryan Cheuk (Eric Li) and Vivian Wan (Florence Kwok) surprisingly get together after such a long time and they make a great couple!

Vivian: Only want to be with someone you love to see some…Ryan: See something meaningful that will be remembered for life, which others might regard as meaningless…Vivian: But if the person next to you is someone important, then the meaning will be completely different.

Ryan: In the past, those you liked were either very smart or very talented. Accompanying you to see the Blue Light might not be their number one priority.Vivian: I took a long time to accept this fact.Ryan: To have time to accompany to to see such meaningless things, they cannot be talented in your eyes. See, this is the biggest irony in the world.

Vivian: I once agreed that a woman’s love for a man should carry some sort of idolization. But it turns out if you love someone, you do not have to idolize. As long as he puts me in the first place, lookouts for me, and agrees to do stupid things with me, then… we can be on the same level.

Episode 26: Libby Pun (Kelly Cheung)“Yes, I have no principles and cannot make decisions. But without a friend like me in between, you two would have ended our friendship ages ago!”

-When Hazel (Ali Lee) finds out that her good friends Libby (Kelly Cheung) and Martha (Mandy Wong) secretly went to see her client behind her back, she flips on them. Libby tries to calm them down, but ends up making Hazel call the end to their friendship and sisterhood.

Episode 27: Kent Cheung (Alex Fong)“OK, we will see in court then.”

-Unable to settle matters, Kent (Alex Fong) challenges KC (Liu Kai Chi) to their first, last, and only court scene of the entire drama. KC disagrees to issue a public apology for firing Martha (Mandy Wong), but Kent will not take the settlement.

Episode 28: KC Lau (Liu Kai Chi)“You have not won Kent! I still hold shares of the company. I am still a stockholder of the firm. The more you want to kick me out, the more I will fight to stay. I will continue to compete with you.”

-Shocked to see that everyone voted Hazel (Ali Lee) to be the new chairwoman, KC (Liu Kai Chi) goes to find Kent (Alex Fong), only to know that Kent had set everything up all along. At first, KC wants to continue competing, but Kent tells him he will torture him by degrading his position. This forces KC to ultimately resign from his position. Kent had agreed to work at the Beijing Ted & Baker firm for 5 years, in exchange for Hazel to be chairwoman in the Hong Kong office. And thus, this also marks the end of their battles.

Final Comments:

The series started off like a pendulum, to a full swing, but lost momentum towards the middle. I extremely disliked how each case had the same trait of displaying how scheming lawyers are. Although I am not sure how lawyers actually work, it feels immoral to showcase every of the cases like that. And lastly, I expected a lot (which I mean more than one) more court cases than this. Their office felt more like a war zone, continuously and constantly fighting for power.

Episode 21: Martha Fong (Mandy Wong)“But I am not the same as you today. I am leveled with your master.”

-Duncan (Raymond Cho) reminds Martha (Mandy Wong) not to trust KC (Liu Kai Chi), as they do not know what he has up his sleeves. But Martha knows since she is no longer under KC, she is different from Duncan now.

Episode 22: Charles Cheuk (Lau Dan)“There are only a few words I have with KC: never ending.”

-Henry (Chung King Fai) visits Charles (Lau Dan) in jail before his trial begins. He tells Charles he wants to give up fighting with KC (Liu Kai Chi) because he is tired, but Charles tells him not to give up. Even if it takes his law license to practice, he will still fight with KC to the very end.

Episode 23: Patricia Li (Florence Kwok)“Day one when we entered Donald & Co., you told us to be cautious of KC Lau. Kent Cheung, what happened now? Why do you suddenly trust him so much?”

-Patricia (Florence Kwok) runs to persuade Kent (Alex Fong) from taking over KC’s (Liu Kai Chi) case, not knowing what he has planned ahead. But, to her surprise, Kent believes KC has turned a new leaf after discovering he has cancer. Patricia knows it might just be another tactic for KC to take over the CEO’s position, but he refuses to listen to Patricia.

Episode 24: KC Lau (Liu Kai Chi)“Silly boy. Till the day I die, I am always thinking of winning, how to compete to win, how to fight to win. Whoever gets in my way, I will kick them out. You can go. Hazel can go. Anyone can go. Donald & Co. can lose anyone, but not me, KC Lau.”

-Kent (Alex Fong) finds out that KC (Liu Kai Chi) actually faked his cancer so he would take over his case. KC had set this up so that Kent would face charges for false documents. As he he planned, Kent indeed found himself taking over the case, thinking KC changed for the better. KC swears he thinks of being competitive and winning all the time.

Episode 25: Kent Cheung (Alex Fong)“Hazel, our responsibility is only to give them our professional advice. And then it is up to them to decide. If they want to go, we will walk them to the very end. If they want to back up, we will help them to find the safest location to do so.”

-Kent (Alex Fong) tells Hazel (Ali Lee) it is not the lawyers’ responsibility to tell the client to go or to give up on the case. They only need to give the clients their professional advice, but should not tell them what to do. Hazel still does not understand this point, standing firmly on her ethics of justice.

Episode 16: Henry Ching (Chung King Fai)“Hazel, the chair of the company is not the king. The judge has to listen to the jury, and cannot be a dictator.”

-Although he has not worked on a case since many years ago, Henry (Chung King Fai) still takes every opportunity to take the chair’s seat. When KC (Liu Kai Chi) wants to kick Kent (Alex Fong) out, he assures Hazel (Ali Lee) that she cannot have a say in everything, knowing she wants to keep Kent in the company.

-Danielle (Griselda Yeung) begs Kent (Alex Fong) to help her fiancee Michael Yip (Ram Chiang) on his case. Because of this, it is exposed that Kent indirectly caused the death of their daughter when he left her in the car to pick up some groceries, but was ran over by a car and was not able to go back to the car until six hours later, and by that time, their daughter already died.

Episode 18: Kent Cheung (Alex Fong)“Are rules more important or is timing more important?”

-With KC (Liu Kai Chi) is accused of pushing Sandy (Yeewan Ho) down the stairs, Kent (Alex Fong) suggests Hazel (Ali Lee) to kick him out at the next meeting, but she refuses, wanting to play it fair. Kent worries they might not have another chance after that.

Episode 19: KC Lau (Liu Kai Chi)“If I guessed right, when you visited your father in jail, he must have told you to be cautious of two people: one being me and two being Henry. Right? Even if you don’t believe me, you should believe your father.”

-KC (Liu Kai Chi) indirectly asks Hazel (Ali Lee) to vote Henry (Chung King Fai) to go on permanent leave after he is charged for pushing Sandy (Yeewan Ho) down the stairs. He gives her a psychological talk, asking her to think how her father Charles (Lau Dan) would decide if he were in the office, knowing Henry contributed to Charles going to jail.

Episode 20: Martha Fong (Mandy Wong)“I want to tell you, I am very happy to have the opportunity to work with you under the same firm again. I never thought I would be able to work on the same case as you. Did you know, the one thing I regretted most in life is not being able to officially call myself your apprentice.”

-After KC (Liu Kai Chi) gives Duncan (Raymond Cho) and Martha (Mandy Wong) to decide among themselves to who would stay and continue working at Donald & Co. under him, Martha takes the initiative to leave. Walking in the rain, she calls her ex-mentor Kent (Alex Fong), noting she regrets not being able to officially call him her mentor. But she also knows she is free of KC’s control now.